THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

013 GEOGRAPHY

Time: 2:30 Hours Year: 2021

Instructions

l . This paper consists of sections A. B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.

Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.

3. Section A carries twenty five (25) marks. section B forty five (45) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.

4. All writing must be written in the spaces provided.

5. Cellular phones. calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.

6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

l . For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) Why is it important to study Geography?

1. To be able to identify and explain aspects of production
2. To gain knowledge on the availability of human resources
3. To know how different tribes in the world relate to each other 
4. To know the relationship between man and his environment

(ii) What are the basic components of a map?

1. Title, key, compass direction, margin and scale 
2. Conversion table, north direction, contour and key
3. Topography, map scale, key and margin
4. Grid north, true north and magnetic north

(iii) Why the sun rises from East and sets in the West? 

1. The Earth rotates from East to West
2. The Earth revolves around the sun
3. The Earth is bigger than the sun
4. The Earth rotates from West to East

(iv) The following are the measures to improve small scale agriculture in Tanzania except;

1.  provision of soft loans for improved investment in agriculture.
2. encouraging famers to adopt plantation agriculture in rural areas.
3. educating farmers on good farming techniques.
4. establishment of cooperatives that can assist farmers.

(v) Which one is an economic importance of livestock keeping in Tanzania? 

1. Keeping small number of animals
2. Source of government revenues
3. Keeping large number of animals in non-productive land 
4. Reducing animal diseases

(vi) Why forest conservation is very important?

1. Variety of forest products can be obtained
2. It is a major concern of the government
3. Mineral deposits are obtained
4. Forest is the only home of animals

(vii) A scale of the map which is expressed as one centimeter on the map represents one kilometer on ground is called

1. Representative fraction 
2. Linear scale
3. Linear scale 
4. Small scale

(viii) When the top of the jar full of milk is covered with a piece of thin paper and then held upside down, the milk did not spill. How is a force inside the jar called?

1. Pressure 
2. Atmosphere
3. Atmospheric condition 
4. Atmospheric pressure

(ix) The difference of time between Accra in Ghana and Bujumbura in Burundi is 2 hours. What is the longitudinal distance between the two towns?

1. 15⁰  
2. 08⁰
3. 30⁰
4. 60⁰

(x) Which set among the following shows the long-term observations of a climate of a place?

1. Precipitation, humidity, temperature and wind 
2. Wind, air-mass, mist, fog and temperature
3. Mist, dew point, wind speed and wind direction
4. Wind direction, precipitation, humidity and air-mass

THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

013 GEOGRAPHY

Time: 2:30 Hours Year: 2021

Instructions

l . This paper consists of sections A. B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.

Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.

3. Section A carries twenty five (25) marks. section B forty five (45) marks and section C carries thirty (30) marks.

4. All writing must be written in the spaces provided.

5. Cellular phones. calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.

6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

l . For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) Why is it important to study Geography?

1. To be able to identify and explain aspects of production
2. To gain knowledge on the availability of human resources
3. To know how different tribes in the world relate to each other 
4. To know the relationship between man and his environment

(ii) What are the basic components of a map?

1. Title, key, compass direction, margin and scale 
2. Conversion table, north direction, contour and key
3. Topography, map scale, key and margin
4. Grid north, true north and magnetic north

(iii) Why the sun rises from East and sets in the West? 

1. The Earth rotates from East to West
2. The Earth revolves around the sun
3. The Earth is bigger than the sun
4. The Earth rotates from West to East

(iv) The following are the measures to improve small scale agriculture in Tanzania except;

1.  provision of soft loans for improved investment in agriculture.
2. encouraging famers to adopt plantation agriculture in rural areas.
3. educating farmers on good farming techniques.
4. establishment of cooperatives that can assist farmers.

(v) Which one is an economic importance of livestock keeping in Tanzania? 

1. Keeping small number of animals
2. Source of government revenues
3. Keeping large number of animals in non-productive land 
4. Reducing animal diseases

(vi) Why forest conservation is very important?

1. Variety of forest products can be obtained
2. It is a major concern of the government
3. Mineral deposits are obtained
4. Forest is the only home of animals

(vii) A scale of the map which is expressed as one centimeter on the map represents one kilometer on ground is called

1. Representative fraction 
2. Linear scale
3. Linear scale 
4. Small scale

(viii) When the top of the jar full of milk is covered with a piece of thin paper and then held upside down, the milk did not spill. How is a force inside the jar called?

1. Pressure 
2. Atmosphere
3. Atmospheric condition 
4. Atmospheric pressure

(ix) The difference of time between Accra in Ghana and Bujumbura in Burundi is 2 hours. What is the longitudinal distance between the two towns?

1. 15⁰  
2. 08⁰
3. 30⁰
4. 60⁰

(x) Which set among the following shows the long-term observations of a climate of a place?

1. Precipitation, humidity, temperature and wind 
2. Wind, air-mass, mist, fog and temperature
3. Mist, dew point, wind speed and wind direction
4. Wind direction, precipitation, humidity and air-mass